Iowa will honor former coach Hayden Fry by removing the Tigerhawk logo from their helmets in Friday's Holiday Bowl against USC. Fry died last week at the age of 90. He was responsible for introducing the logo prior to the 1979 season. It is now used by all Hawkeye athletic teams. "I talked to the … [Read more...]
Camping World Bowl offers several firsts
There will be several firsts when Iowa State plays 15th ranked Notre Dame in Saturday's Camping World Bowl in Orlando. It will be the Cyclones first ever bowl game in the state of Florida and their first meeting with the Fighting Irish. "It may arguably be the most watched football game Iowa … [Read more...]
Strengths to collide in Holiday Bowl
It will be USC's surging offense against Iowa's highly ranked defense in next week's Holiday Bowl in San Diego. The Trojans averaged 41 points in a three game winning streak to end the regular season while the Hawkeyes rank fifth in the country in scoring defense. "A team that is only giving up … [Read more...]
Notre Dame prepares for Camping World Bowl
Notre Dame is conducting its first scrimmage leading up to the December 28th Camping World Bowl in Orlando against Iowa State. Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly says his team has been mixing final exams with workouts this week. "What is most important now is that as they navigate through a … [Read more...]
Hawkeyes prepare for Holiday Bowl
Iowa's December 27th Holiday Bowl game against USC will conclude one of the best five year runs in program history. Ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff Poll the Hawkeyes take a 9-3 record against the 22nd ranked Trojans. "That gives us 46 wins over the last five years right now", said … [Read more...]
Iowa State begins preparations for Camping World Bowl
The Iowa State Cyclones return to practice on Friday to begin preparations for the December 28th Camping World Bowl. The Cyclones will play 14th ranked Notre Dame in Orlando. ISU coach Matt Campbell says the bowl practices have added benefit for the young players who are expected to have a larger … [Read more...]
Hawkeyes and Cyclones both face big name bowl opponents
Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa says the Holiday Bowl offers a marquee opponent for the Hawkeyes. After a 9-3 regular season the Hawkeyes will play USC on December 27th in their first visit to the Holiday Bowl since 1991. "USC is up there with the top names ever...when people think of college … [Read more...]
Iowa State’s Campbell agrees to contract extension
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a contract extension through the 2025 season. “I greatly appreciate Dr. (Wendy) Wintersteen's and (Iowa State AD) Jamie’s (Pollard) proactive approach to extending my contract,” Campbell said. “My staff and I will be on the road this week … [Read more...]
Epenesa and Duncan honored by B1G
Iowa junior defensive end A.J. Epenesa has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and junior kicker Keith Duncan has been named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, following Iowa’s 27-24 win at Nebraska. Epenesa is a native of Glen Carbon, Illinois, (Edwardsville High School) and … [Read more...]
Iowa’s Nunge sidelined by knee injury
Iowa sophomore Jack Nunge suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee in Sunday’s home game versus Cal Poly. The announcement came Monday by head coach Fran McCaffery. The injury occurred late in the first half as Nunge was driving to the basket. “All of us … [Read more...]